That means up to $2 billion could be cut from this year’s budget, including $100 million from Cal State, $100 million from the University of California, and at least $30 million from community colleges. More than $100 billion could also be cut from K-12 education.

“Fewer children will get the child care critical to a good start in life, more families will have to scramble to get students to and from school, and pupils will likely find more crowded classrooms once they get there. That’s not the world-class education California’s children deserve. We must commit ourselves as a state to finding the resources we need to make our schools great again.”